Technology
'Vodafone is leaving us high and dry'
An Auckland small business owner says Vodafone's move to ditch its email service will cost him tens of thousands of dollars, and the company should be required to assist its email and domain name… Audio
iPhone X launch
Apple has launched it's tenth iPhone.Craig Young of the Telecommunications Users Association on the hype and also the telecomm's industry being the most complained about. Audio
Market Research and Artificial Intelligence
Automation, machine learning and AI are the new buzz words in the Market Research, insights and data industry. Horst Feldhaeuser explains what the differences are with some examples both from NZ and… Audio
Dr Bryce Edwards on latest election poll results
A Newshub-Reid Research poll out tonight shows National has rebounded to 47.3 per cent up 4 per cent and 10 points ahead of Labour which is down 1.6 per cent to 37.8. Audio
Next America's Cup will be monohulls, not catamarans
Team New Zealand has confirmed that the catamaran is dead, and the future is high-tech monohulls. Video, Audio
Bionic leaf 'game-changer' in renewable tech
A bionic leaf which turns sunlight into liquid fuel has been developed by scientists in the US. Video, Audio
Tech news: hurricane helpline app & Christchurch's all-electric car sharing scheme
Which tech issues are dominating the political agenda in the run-up to the election? Also Zello - the app that turns your smartphone into a walkie-talkie and will Christchurch's all-electric vehicle… Audio
Electric cars taking over bus lanes not a popular idea
Transport advocate Harriet Gale joins the discussion on electric cars being given bus lane privileges. Audio
New lamb docking tool wins design award
An Auckland-based industrial designer has solved a problem that has been giving sheep farmers repetitive strain injuries for years - removing lambs' tails. Audio, Gallery
Vodafone to shut down thousands of email accounts
Vodafone is to ditch its email service in a move that will close up to 250,000 accounts.
How can we best improve R&D - tax breaks or grants?
Opinion - NZ has a poor research and development record, but there's an effective way for incoming government to help lift the performance, writes Phil O'Reilly.
Facebook finds divisive US ads may be Russia-based
Facebook has discovered an "influence" operation spent $US100,000 on US ads promoting divisive social and political messages, it says.
New technology with Sarah Putt
Sarah Putt talks to Kathryn Ryan about digital inclusion, Silicon Valley vs Washington and NZ game development. Audio
My son's beautiful friendship with the virtual assistant Siri
In her book To Siri With Love, American journalist Judith Newman tells how her detail-obsessed son Gus, who is autistic, learnt to converse and engage more deeply with the world thanks to his virtual… Audio
Chch council to retire 52 petrol cars in favour of car sharing
The days of owning a car may be numbered in Christchurch thanks to a new car sharing scheme. Video, Audio
ATMs could push out some bank tellers - union
Bank workers could lose their jobs to make way for new smart ATMs, a union says.
Sound Archives: New Zealand and Tonga
Today, in our weekly visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound and Vision with Sarah Johnston, we look at how radio has linked New Zealand and the kingdom of Tonga over the years. Audio
Hasbro designer John Austin on what makes a good toy
John Austin is a toy designer for Hasbro and the author of Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction – a guide to creating slingshots, catapults and combustion shooters from components you’d find around the… Audio, Gallery
ATM technology forcing bank job losses - union
As BNZ rolls out smart ATM technology in its BNZ branches from today, First Union claims two dozen bank workers could lose their jobs in major centres throughout the country. Audio
NZ game studios aim for the big bucks
New Zealand video game developers have pitched an ambitious target of $1 billion revenue within the next decade.
